A fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City killed 146 people on this day in history, March 25, 1911 — leading to a host of worker safety reforms.

One note caught my eye: ... The Triangle fire catalyzed reforms in New York that spread nationwide—outward-swinging exit doors and sprinklers in high-rise buildings, for example.

On March 25, 1911, a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. in Manhattan killed 146 workers, most of them young women, and to mark the tragedy’s centenary come two documentaries on the subject.

In 1911, demonstrators protested following the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City. RBM Vintage Images / Alamy Stock Photo Editor's Note, December 21, 2018: After receiving ...

A deadly fire ripped through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in Greenwich Village on March 25, 1911. The photo shows the gutted remains of the tenth floor, with only the floors and walls intact.

Triangle Factory fire deaths, 108 years ago today, remind us capitalism is by no means perfect 108 years ago, 146 workers were killed — some as young as 13 — in a horrific factory fire that ...

March 25, 1911 started off like any other Saturday at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.It was the final day of the six-day standard work week in the New York City sweatshops where mentally exhaustin… ...

The Triangle Fire has been commemorated each March 25 publicly for at least 50 years, and privately for much longer. The International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union (and its successor, Workers ...

111 years later: New book highlights the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, ... He notes that his mother also hid from him the fact of his father’s death for two years.

The names of these two Triangle Waist Company workers (above), and whether they survived the fire, are not known.Tight quarters. Even small rooms were converted into clothing factories during the ...

These women, all survivors of tragic fire at Triangle Waist co., in New York City, March 25, 1911, attend ceremonies in New York March 25, 1961 on the 50th Anniversary of the event.

A deadly fire ripped through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in Greenwich Village on March 25, 1911. The photo shows the gutted remains of the tenth floor, with only the floors and walls intact.